Volta a Portugal: Tomas Contte wins stage 8

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Tomas Contte (Aviludo-Louletano-Loulé Concelho) won stage 8 at the Volta a Portugal, beating Andoni López de Abetxuko (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and Rafael Reis (Sabgal-Anicolor) in a sprint in Fafe.

Contte formed part of a large group on the stage that broke apart on the last climb of the 182.4km stage from Viana do Castelo to Fafe.

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